Posted by LightsOut33093
Posted by roadking95th
Hell, I'd take 5,000 for 15 minutes of work. I think over all the fighters are being paid what they should be at this point. Most of the salaries are the base salaries that need to be reported to the Athletic Commissions. If the orginazations could pay more, I am sure they would. You don't think BODOG would through millions at fighters if they could? Ayres uses BODOG fight to promote all his other enterprises and vice versa. One would think he could take a bigger hit than UFC in order to cross promote.
You would take $5,000 for about 4 fights in one year? That is minumum wage pretty much and plus you get about 10 years knocked off your life. So you can take that $20,000 over 10 years or so then be pretty much retarted from all the hits you've taken.
Basically what I am saying is, if you want to fight and you are a "c" level fighter, $20,000 BASE SALARY is not bad for 1 hour of work at the most. Remember the UFC is paying for them to fight, not train. If they don't think it is worth it then don't do it. You have the right to choose your profession, you DO NOT have the right to make $100,000 for doingwhatever it is you decide.
If more money was available, I am sure they would be seeing it.
As far as losing 10 years of one's life or becoming retarded, that simply doesn't happen. I do know that my job is most likely taking years off my life, but that's a risk I take to support my family in the manner I do.